Boycotted the meeting complaining of pro armenian bias. Migration is the other big topic up for discussion. Prime minister rishi sunak is on his way he wants more action on illegal migration and hell ask for, what he calls creative europe wide solutions. Hell co chair a meeting with georgia meloni, the Prime Minister of italy, which has already seen more than 100,000 migrants land on its shores this year five times the number whove reached the uk. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale, whos at that summit in granada with more. The summit here in spain is a very loose one. It has very little agenda, there is no secretariat and no communique at the end. It simply an opportunity for leaders from the eu and non eu countries to get together and share ideas to try to have some discussion about where they can go on the big issues of the day. As you say, ukraine is a big one. Also immigration. The british Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is co chairing a meeting with the italian Prime M
good morning. a frosty and foggy start to the day to day. some freezing fog will linger for much of the day. the sunnier skies will be the day. the sunnier skies will be the further east you travel. a return to wet and windy conditions in the west. all the details later on in the programme. it s wednesday, the 6th of december. our main story. the former prime minister boris johnson will give evidence to the covid inquiry today and face two days of questions about his time leading the uk during the pandemic. he s expected to apologise to people who lost loved ones but claim that he and his government got the big decisions right. our correspondent ellie price reports. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home. in the end, it was his call. he was responsible for the biggest decisions made during the pandemic. that is why people will only be allowed to leave their home. but how he came to make those decisions will be at the
And. Exploding phones, Driverless Cars and Virtual Reality. Its been an eventful twelve months in the the world of tech, but what can we look forward to in 2017 . Well speak to our resident gadget guru rory cellan jones. Welcome to a very Special Edition of Business Live. This year saw two of the biggest political results of the decade as the recent trend towards globalisation took a step back. There are now dark clouds of uncertainty hanging over two of the worlds biggest economies europe and the United States. Lets start by looking back at what happened following the uks momentous decision to leave the European Union. Tonight at 10 the Voters Decide that, after four decades, it is time for britain to leave the European Union. I dont think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. Across asia today, we have seen shares fall on the major markets like japans nikkei, down more than 7 . Look what happened, it tumbled down to levels
Infrastructure and agriculture. Also this morning Natalie Portman on playing Jackie Kennedy in her new film, and preparing for the oscars hype. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For some of us it is a cold and forest the start. Patchy fog but in the south and south east in particular there will be some sunshine frosty start. For the rest of the uk, fairly cloudy with some light rain or drizzle but some sunshine. I will tell you where in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story the Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with britain when it leaves the european union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our Political Correspondent tom bateman has more. Theresa mays Brexit Speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach to the negotiations
Iamjust i am just feeling an overwhelming sense of trade, ill only 20 years old and i am tired of the process. Sense of trade, ill only 20 years old and i am tired of the processlj just old and i am tired of the process. just feel it is important to make a decision, lets see where we go from there and have some form of stability. I am really excited about the election, i look forward to any form of more democracy but i dont feel theres that much on the table with voting for so i will be demanding a lot more from politicians of they want to get my vote. What about you . Wherever you are in the uk, get in touch with us throughout the programme if youre tweeting use the Hashtag Victorialive it looks like theresa mays plans to hold a General Election onjune 8th will be voted for by mps today. The Prime Minister, whos repeatedly ruled out am early election, says she needs a fresh mandate, to strengthen her hand during Brexit Negotiations. This morning, were At Westminster, with an audience